How to Create Your Condo’s Green Committee

[ September 27, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Join us for a special workshop on developing the tools to bring sustainable practices to your condominium. The program will feature condominium managers and residents describing the development and use of green committees, the challenges the might occur and the techniques for building a consensus for sustainability.

Presented in collaboration with the Green Condominium and Co-op [...]

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Who will tell the people? Science and Sustainability in the news

[ May 20, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Location: Academy of Natural Sciences
19th St and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
6:00- 6:30 p.m. – Reception
6:30- 8:30 p.m. – Program

Who will tell the people? Science and Sustainability in the news

Scientists who study the environment and global warming warn us at every turn that dramatic changes are afoot. Why don’t the headlines of media convey [...]

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Gubernatorial Forum on Urban Sustainability

[ April 15, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Location: Academy of Natural Sciences
19th St and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

As Pennsylvania moves toward electing its next Governor, the Urban Sustainability Forum has invited all of the candidates to discuss their positions on significant issues related to the environment, sustainability and natural resources. This will be an important opportunity to get to know the [...]

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Urban Sustainability Forum – Institutional Approaches to Sustainability

[ February 18, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Location: The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Many of us have adjusted our habits to conserve materials and resources: recycling regularly, installing programmable thermostats, and replacing incandescent lightbulbs with compact flourescents. How do large corporations and institutions adjust their collective habits? How is change initiated, and how is it managed? February’s Urban [...]

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Urban Sustainability Forum: Building Safer Communities through Sustainable Land Use

[ January 28, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Reception: 6:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Program: 6:30-8:00 p.m.

January’s Urban Sustainability Forum will explore the intersection of safety and sustainable land use. Playgrounds, abandoned buildings, and well-maintained recreational parklands all variously impact individual and community safety across Philadelphia’s neighborhoods. Even in statistically safe neighborhoods, vacant lots or homes, broken sidewalks, or poor lighting add the [...]

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Cities, Bicycles and the Future of Getting Around: A Special Urban Sustainability Forum with David Byrne

[ February 4, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Register! http://davidbyrneusf.eventbrite.com/

David Byrne has been writing and performing music and directing video and film for more than 30 years.  He was the lead guitar player and singer for the Talking Heads, the innovative rock band which was inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
What might not be as well [...]

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Transportation Reform: The Ticket Back to Town

[ November 19, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Location: Academy of Natural Sciences
19th St and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

Come to November’s Urban Sustainability Forum to learn more about smart transportation policy and what Philadelphia needs to do…

We’ve just kept going. As we have followed the interstates and built new communities farther and farther out we have been forced to build thousands [...]

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The First Annual Sustainability Film Festival

[ November 15, 2009; 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] The Academy of Natural Sciences
Center for Environmental Policy
“Philadelphia’s Window on the Environment”

Film Festival To Raise Money for Academy and Greener Partners

On Sunday, November 15, the Academy of Natural Sciences’ Center for Environmental Policy is joining forces with Greener Partners to sponsor the First Annual Sustainability Film Festival. The Festival will run from 3:30 p.m. to [...]

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Climate Change: Federal Policy Briefing

[ November 9, 2009; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Solving global warming means investing in clean energy, green jobs and smart energy solutions. Learn about the proposed federal climate change policy, what it entails and what it means for businesses and individuals from a panel of experts.

Location: The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

Climate Change Policy Overview
Dan Lashof, Climate Center Director, Natural [...]

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Urban Sustainability Forum: Green Infrastructure Funding

[ October 22, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Location: Academy of Natural Sciences
19th St. and the Ben Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

Register online by visiting: http://greeninfrastructurefinance.eventbrite.com/

Greenworks Philadelphia sets out an ambitious agenda of “green” initiatives for our city and region that includes new trails along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, new parks, accessible riverfronts, thousands of new trees, green roofs, green streets and transit. These [...]

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